Vitamin C help us what?

Answer 1

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin, which is essential for normal functioning of the body. Human beings are among only a handful of animal species that cannot produce their own supply of vitamin C, so we have to obtain it through our diet. Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits such as Oranges, limes, lemons, tangerines, grapefruit, papaya, black currants, strawberries and other berries, kiwi fruit, melons, cantaloupe, and vegetables including tomatoes, broccoli, green and red peppers, potatoes, cauliflower, peas, raw lettuce ad other leafy greens such as spinach, parsley, cabbage, Brussels, sprouts, horseradish, watercress, and many others. As it is found in the watery part of fruits and vegetables, vitamin C is easily lost during cooking in water, so the steaming of vegetables minimizes its loss. Cooking and frying could destroy the vitamin C content in food; and it easily oxidizes in air and is sensitive to light. Vitamin C is also not stored well in our bodies, we use it constantly and yet our intake is considerably less. It seems that it is only with regular supplementation that we will approach optimum health and the elimination of disease.

It is known as the antiscorbutic vitamin because it helps prevent and cure scurvy. A deficiency of vitamin C causes the disease Scurvy; which is characterized by lack of energy, tooth decay, gum inflammation, weakened capillary walls, bleeding problems, poor wound healing, easy bruising, appetite loss, pain in the joints, and muscle wasting. A Scottish physician named James Lind back in 1753 first advocated fresh oranges and lemons to prevent Scurvy. In 1795 the British Navy followed his advice and began giving daily ration of lemon juice to its sailors on long sea voyages to ward off Scurvy. Alcohol consumers, smokers, the elderly, diabetics, and individuals under stressful conditions use up ascorbic acid more rapidly. Other factors that deplete vitamin C include viral unless and fever, certain medications, environmental toxins, carbon monoxide, and exposure to heavy metal toxins such as lead or Mercury.

It is an extremely beneficial vitamin, and helps some of our most important body systems. It is a highly effective antioxidant. Free-radical damage could contribute to chronic conditions such as accelerating aging, tissue and organ damage. It helps the immune system to fight off foreign invaders and tumour cells. Vitamin C could enhance the body's resistance to an assortment of diseases, including infectious disorders and many types of cancer. It strengthens and protects the immune system by stimulating the activity of antibodies and immune system cells. Vitamin C also supports the cardiovascular system by facilitating fat metabolism and protecting tissues from free radical damage, and it assists the nervous system by converting certain amino acids into neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are critical to brain function and are known to affect mood impulses. Vitamin C helps absorb iron from daily food intake and prevents anaemia. It also contributes to the maintenance of healthy bones, the prevention of periodontal disease and the healing of wounds.

Vitamin C is involved in the formation and maintenance of collagen, which is the basis of connective tissue found in capillary walls, skin, ligaments, cartilage, tendons, vertebral discs, joint linings, bones and teeth. Most of us know collagen as the much-promoted ingredient in facial moisturizers and hand lotions, but the very structure of the body depends on collagen. Individuals with collagen disorders may have fragile, rubber like skin, loose joints, and their bones are easily broken, or the skin blistered by normal daily activities. Collagen, and thus vitamin C, is needed for wound healing and to maintain healthy blood vessels.

The fiber in Oat Bran helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by decreasing cholesterol, fatty acid, and bile acid absorption. It assists in normalizing the bowel bacteria, helps with constipation, gives the system powerful protection against intestinal infections and yeast infections in general, and supplies beneficial fiber to assist in regulating gastro-intestinal function, helping in the removal of toxins. It can also help with weight loss as it regulates blood sugar levels, and makes you feel full.

The most effective approach to supplementing with vitamin C is to take it in divided doses throughout the day. Each tablet of Forever Vitamin-C contains 60 mg of vitamin C with 500mg of Oat Bran, helping the body absorb the full 60mg of vitamin C from each tablet. It has been recommended to take one tablet, three times daily. Dr. Linus Pauling, Ph.D.; Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Peace stresses on supplementing our diets with vitamin C to promote optimum health. It is known to help prevent many illnesses, from everyday ailments such as the common cold to devastating diseases such as cancer. Vitamin C is known as a "wonder worker" as it plays a crucial role in building and maintaining our tissues, is a potent antioxidant and free-radical fighter, helps wound healing and maintains healthy blood vessels, helps make anti-stress hormones, benefits the skin as it helps in the formation of intercellular collagen, and helps in fortifying our immune systems.

It is an extremely beneficial vitamin, and helps some of our most important body systems. It is a highly effective antioxidant.

It helps the immune system to light off foreign invaders and tumour cells. Vitamin C could enhance the body's resistance to an assortment of diseases, including infectious disorders and many types of cancer.

Answer 2

Vitamin C or ascorbic acid is used in preventing scurvy, as a strong reducing agent and also as an antioxidant.

AnswerVitamin C is a water soluble vitamin which your body can not store. This means that you must get this vitamin from your diet or supplements every day.

A lack of VitaminC can cause many medical problems, including scurvy.

Vitamin "C" plays an essential role in the making of collagen, and this is the glue that holds our bodies together. It is an antioxidant, which means that this vitamin neutralizes free radicals in your system. Collagen plays an important role in skin, muscle, ligaments, blood vessels, liver, tendons, cartilage, bones, and more. Collagen plays a very important part of the repair process of our body. Without Vitamin C we can not make collagen, without which our bodies can not heal. This is especially important concerning our heart and blood vessels, and having plenty of VitaminC in your diet can avert Heart disease before it starts.

Vitamin C has been proven in studies to lower blood pressure. It can also help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease in combination with Vitamin E, and may greatly reduce the risks of a stroke. Vitamin C may reduce your risks for cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, and other chronic diseases.

Improved Answer:

Ascorbic Acid is not Vitamin-C!

Alacer Corp is suing the National Science Foundation for providing this misinformation to the FDA. The NSF said that ascorbic acid was Vitamin-C and research was done on ascorbic acid rather than Vitamin-C and then failed or gave misleading answers.

Alacer Board of Directors at one time consisted of leading Vitamin-C researchers like Linus Pauling (2 Nobel Prizes) and Szent Giorgi (first isolated Vitamin-C).

Vitamin-C is formed in the liver of most animal bodies where ascorbic-acid combines with a mineral to form a mineral ascorbate like calcium ascorbate or magnesium ascorbate. In this form it is very easy to use and does provide the benefits expected of Vitamin-C. One can take many grams a day safely. Pauling did a study with terminal cancer patients using only 10g of Vitamin-C per day and 7 years later all of the control group of 1000 were dead in 6 months, and some of his Vitamin-C people were still alive. Ascorbic acid is limited to 250 mg or 500mg per day when the body becomes too acidic from using it.

Diabetics and others get large black and blue bruises due to hemorrhage of capillaries under the skin. Vitamin-C helps with this and can usually prevent it.

Linus Pauling received a patent in 1994 for using Vitamin-C and L-Lysine to prevent some forms of Heart Disease, the leading cause of death at that time. The damage near the heart was considered to be a form of scurvy. The Vitamin-C prevented it. The congestion in Congestive Heart Disorder acts like this. Vitamin-C and L-Lysine work together to form a healing process that heals the congestion near the heart. Anecdotal cases of congestive heart disorder where 100% of flow was blocked were healed in 6 weeks.

The answer here originally is accurate except for ascorbic acid is NOT Vitamin-C.